Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocated cats

Ricardo Guillermo Maggi; Vicky Halls; Friederike Krämer; Michael Lappin; Maria Grazia Pennisi; Andrew S. Peregrine; Xavier Roura; Bettina Schunack; Valeria Scorza; Séverine Tasker; Gad Baneth; Patrick Bourdeau; Dwight D. Bowman; Edward B. Breitschwerdt; Gioia Capelli; Luís Cardoso; Filipe Dantas-Torres; Gerhard Dobler; Lluís Ferrer; Luigi Gradoni; Peter Irwin; Frans Jongejan; Volkhard A. J. Kempf; Barbara Kohn; Susan Little; Maxime Madder; Carla Maia; Mary Marcondes; Guadalupe Miró; Torsten Naucke; Gaetano Oliva; Domenico Otranto; Barend L. Penzhorn; Martin Pfeffer; Ángel Sainz; SungShik Shin; Laia Solano-Gallego; Reinhard K. Straubinger; Rebecca Traub; Ian Wright

doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05553-8

Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocated cats

Ricardo Guillermo Maggi^* (Co-first Author), Vicky Halls (Co-first Author), Friederike Krämer (Co-first Author), Michael Lappin (Co-first Author), Maria Grazia Pennisi (Co-first Author), Andrew S. Peregrine (Co-first Author), Xavier Roura (Co-first Author), Bettina Schunack (Co-first Author), Valeria Scorza (Co-first Author), Séverine Tasker (Co-first Author), Gad Baneth (Co-first Author), Patrick Bourdeau (Co-first Author), Dwight D. Bowman (Co-first Author), Edward B. Breitschwerdt (Co-first Author), Gioia Capelli (Co-first Author), Luís Cardoso (Co-first Author), Filipe Dantas-Torres (Co-first Author), Gerhard Dobler (Co-first Author), Lluís Ferrer (Co-first Author), Luigi Gradoni (Co-first Author)Peter Irwin (Co-first Author), Frans Jongejan (Co-first Author), Volkhard A. J. Kempf (Co-first Author), Barbara Kohn (Co-first Author), Susan Little (Co-first Author), Maxime Madder (Co-first Author), Carla Maia (Co-first Author), Mary Marcondes (Co-first Author), Guadalupe Miró (Co-first Author), Torsten Naucke (Co-first Author), Gaetano Oliva (Co-first Author), Domenico Otranto (Co-first Author), Barend L. Penzhorn (Co-first Author), Martin Pfeffer (Co-first Author), Ángel Sainz (Co-first Author), SungShik Shin (Co-first Author), Laia Solano-Gallego (Co-first Author), Reinhard K. Straubinger (Co-first Author), Rebecca Traub (Co-first Author), Ian Wright (Co-first Author)

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Large populations of unowned cats constitute an animal welfare, ecological, societal and public health issue worldwide. Their relocation and homing are currently carried out in many parts of the world with the intention of relieving suffering and social problems, while contributing to ethical and humane population control in these cat populations. An understanding of an individual cat’s lifestyle and disease status by veterinary team professionals and those working with cat charities can help to prevent severe cat stress and the spread of feline pathogens, especially vector-borne pathogens, which can be overlooked in cats. In this article, we discuss the issue of relocation and homing of unowned cats from a global perspective. We also review zoonotic and non-zoonotic infectious agents of cats and give a list of practical recommendations for veterinary team professionals dealing with homing cats. Finally, we present a consensus statement consolidated at the 15th Symposium of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum in 2020, ultimately to help veterinary team professionals understand the problem and the role they have in helping to prevent and manage vector-borne and other pathogens in relocated cats. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s).

Original language	English
Article number	415
Journal	Parasites and Vectors
Volume	15
Online published	8 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05553-8
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

Adoption
Animal welfare
Bacteria
Feline
Homing
Importation
Parasites
Prevention
Relocation
Shelter
Viruses
Zoonosis

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Maggi, R. G., Halls, V., Krämer, F., Lappin, M., Pennisi, M. G., Peregrine, A. S., Roura, X., Schunack, B., Scorza, V., Tasker, S., Baneth, G., Bourdeau, P., Bowman, D. D., Breitschwerdt, E. B., Capelli, G., Cardoso, L., Dantas-Torres, F., Dobler, G., Ferrer, L., ... Wright, I. (2022). Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocated cats. Parasites and Vectors, 15, Article 415. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05553-8

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